Our decorative poster shows 27 illustrations of London's pubs which are celebrated for their extraordinary history.
(1) Ye Olde Cock Tavern, Holborn
(2) The Bricklayers Arms, Soho
(3) The Cross Keys, Covent Garden
(4) The Blackfriar, Blackfriars
(5) Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Holborn
(6) The George Inn, Borough
(7) The Anchor Inn, Southwark
(8) Ye Olde Mitre, Hatton Garden
(9) The Lamb and Flag, Covent Garden
(10) The George, Temple
(11) The Prospect of Whitby, Wapping
(12) The Wheatsheaf, Fitzrovia
(13) The Cittie of Yorke, Holborn
(14) The Grenadier, Belgravia
(15) The Dog and Duck, Soho
(16) The Cutty Sark, Greenwich
(17) The Flask, Hampstead
(18) The Star Tavern, Belgravia
(19) The Crown Tavern, Clerkenwell
(20) The Seven Stars, Holborn
(21) The French House, Soho
(22) The Spaniards Inn, Hampstead
(23) The Viaduct Tavern, Holborn
(24) The Nags Head, Knightsbridge
(25) The Mayflower, Rotherhithe
(26) The Trafalgar Tavern, Greenwich
(27) The Grapes, Limehouse
Curiously, the pub is named after cock ale which was for sale on the premises. One of the ingredients for this beer was a cockerel which was said to produce a drink that was good for the health and had aphrodisiac properties.
Frequented by Samuel Pepys, Alfred Tennyson and Charles Dickens, the original 17th century Olde Cock Tavern was actually on the opposite side of the road. The existing building is a second incarnation of the tavern and was built in 1880.
